The Bachelor of Music, Music Education Concentration is a professional degree program that prepares students for teaching choral, instrumental, and general music in elementary and secondary schools. This degree prepares students to apply for music teaching licensure (grades K-12) in the state of Colorado. CSU’s outstanding music education faculty members are in demand as clinicians, guest lecturers, conductors, and researchers. A feature unique to the accredited music education curriculum is extensive field experience that students receive throughout their coursework, culminating in a semester of student teaching at the end of the program. Students must select one of two options: instrumental or choral. Upon completion of this degree, students are poised to:

• be both highly qualified practitioners and leaders in K-12 education at the elementary and secondary levels;
• apply learned skills in professional K-12 music teaching settings, including age-appropriate instructional delivery, ensemble leadership, curricular and pedagogical process, learning theory, and the impacts of assessment on student learning;
• create music curriculum assessment tools designed to measure both simple and complex learning in both classroom and studio/applied settings;
• engage in informed critical discussion regarding current standards-based frameworks in music and in contemporary K-12 American education contexts;
• define national trends in music education that impact K-12 educational settings;

Options

Choral Option

Instrumental Option